If you want to hear J.S.Watts reading her poetry and prose live, or attend one of her workshops, check out the events below.
2025 Readings and Events
Sun 9 March 4pm-7pm (Poetry) Sundown Sessions The Nyton Guest House, 7 Barton Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4HZ
FREE (donations welcomed)
Tues 6 May 8pm (Poetry) Ouse Muse Eagle Bookshop, 16-20 St.Peters Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 2NN
Tues 10 July 7pm (Talk) A Writing Life, OUSC Event Parish Centre, Little St Mary's Church, Trumpington Street, Cambridge
2024 Readings and Events
Thurs 4 Apr 7.30pm (Poetry) Barn Tales The Vic, 1 Ickleford Road, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1TJ Pay What You Feel
Sun 12 May 2pm (Poetry) Word Habit The Brewery Tap, 21 East Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2TP FREE
Sat 18 May 11am (Poetry) Tomorrow and What Comes After - A reading and Q&A University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 FREE with J.S. Watts (University of Hertfordshire, Festival of Ideas)
(Fantasy Forum 3pm-4pm)
Tues 4 June (Talk) Care Home Event (private event)
Sat 28 Sept 11am-4pm (Fiction and Poetry) Author Book Fair, Royston Arts Festival Royston Masonic Hall, Jepps Lane, Royston, Herts, SG8 9AP 1.30pm - 1.45pm book reading FREE
3pm - 3.15pm book reading FREE
Sat 5 Oct 4pm - 5.45 (How to Get Published) Barkway Literary Festival The Pavilion, Barkway Recreational Ground, Barkway, Nr. Royston, Herts, SG8 8DF
Sat 23 Nov (How To Get Published Talk) Alumni Literary Event Somerville College, Oxford
(private event)
Thurs 19 Dec 6.30pm (Fiction & Poetry) Naughty & Nice - Christmas Readings Hitchin Library, Paynes Park, Hitchin Hertfordshire, SG5 1EW
J.S.Watts reading at Word Habit, May 2024 (photograph by Amy Wragg https://www.getonthesoapbox.co.uk/ )
J.S.Watts reading at Stevenage Festival, June 2019 as part of Parnassus poetry (photo with thanks to Chris Ripple)
J.S.Watts reading at The 1000 Monkeys, Guildford - 4th June 2018
(Photograph by Janice Dempsey)
J.S.Watts reading at the Feminist Poetry Jamboree, "Holding The Line", Kings Cross, London - 8th April 2017
J.S.Watts reading at the book launch for "Years Ago You Coloured Me" - 29th March 2016
J.S.Watts performing at Beast and Bards, Cambridge - 21st February 2015
(photograph by Matt Widgery)
J.S.Watts performing at Rhythms of the World, Hitchin - 2nd August 2014
J.S.Watts reading at Scribal Gathering, Stony Stratford - March 2013
J.S.Watts reading at the Winter Into Spring event in support of Bassingbourn Book Cafe - 10th February 2012
